Temporary binder



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TEMPORARY BINDER Filed NOV. 11, 1929 Sheets-Sheet 1 BY W%0R@X INVENTOR Aug. 12, 1930. ALLYN' ET AL TEMPORARY BINDER Filed Nov. 11, 1929 2 Shoots-Sheet 2 INVEg/ILQR Patented Aug. 12, 1930 TENT oFF cE LEonL. LLYN, or 'K LAmAzoo, ivrrcnrcen, Ann WILLIAM A. root, or RIDGEFIELD PARK, NEW JERSEY, assrenons'ro iviasrnn-caarm CORPORATION, 01? xamivmzod-n MICHIGAN I TEMPORARY BINDER Application filed November I1, 1929. Serial No. 406,228. r

The main object of this invention is to provide in a' temporary binder or loose sheet holder an" improved adjusting means whereby the binder may be rapidly adjusted to tension or tighten the same andquickly released for openingii' w Objects relating to details and economies of our invention will appear from the descrip- 1 tionto'follow'; Theinvention is defined and i pointed out in the claims.

of Figs. 2, 3 and 4:, the finger piece being shown in one position by full lines and in another position by dotted lines.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a otally mounted on the inner edges of the covers 3 and 4, the hingesbeing shown at 5.

-Binding strips 6 are connected to the. cover 3 and adjustably connected to the cover a which is chambered toreceive the adjusting mechanism, the inner wall 7 of this cover having a longitudinal slot 8 therein.

l/Vithin the cover chamber, we mount a rack bar '9, the slot being disposed at one side of i 1451 this bar 9.

.. The finger piece has a flattened face 21 pro ect-ingbelow the releasing member and. en- 7 Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view on line 55' body of sheets. The clamping bars 2 are pivber to engage the tail 15 on the pawl, the releasing member having a flattened side 16 'whichpermits the pawl to engage the ratchet bar, thepawl being disengaged and heldin disengaged position as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3 by the rotative movement fof this releasing member.

The releasing member is hollow, providing a'chamber 17 in which the finger piece 18 is mounted, the fingerpiece being supported by the .pivot 19. This finger piece projects through the slot 8 and is of a general T-shape providing a head 20 forconvenience ingraspgaged by the blade spring 22 mounted at'23 and acting to normally; hold the finger piece :ed cam-releasing member 14, this memberbe- 111g rotatably mounted in the adjusting memin its collapsed position. +However, the fin-:

ger' piece may be readily grasped and swung Jupright,-. turned to the position shown by .dotted lines in Fig. 5 to disengage andhold the pawl in its disengaged position or merely J swung to an upright position for grasping to tensionthebinder or to draw the. adjusting member toward the outergend of the cover which applies stress to the binding strips.

Binders embodying our improvements are simple and economical .in structure and may be rapidly manipulated to close or releasethe binderj Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is i 1. A temporary binder comprising covers and binding strips, one cover being chambered and having a longitudinal slot in its inner wall, a ratchet bar arranged withinsaid. chamber, an adjusting member towhich said binding strips are connected slidably mounted on said :ratchet bar, a spring-actuated pawl on said adjusting member coacting with said ratchet bar, a chambered pawlreleasing cam rotatably mounted on a said adjusting member in coacting relation to said pawl, a finger piece pivotally mounted within said pawl-releasing cam to project through saidslot in said cover whereby the pawl may be released and the adjusting member shifted on said ratchet bar through said finger piece, said finger piece having a flattened face projecting below said cam, and a blade spring mounted on the underside of said adjusting member to coact with said flattened face of said finger piece and acting to hold the finger piece in collapsed position.

2. Atemporary binder comprising covers and binding strips, one cover being chambered and haying a longitudinal slot in'its inner wall, a ratchet bar arranged withinsaid chamber, an adjusting member to which said binding strips areconnected slidably;

mounted on said ratchet bar, a spring-actuated'pawl on said adjusting memberco'a'cting *with' said ratchet bar, a chambered pawl-c releasing cam rotatably mounted on said adjusting member in coacting relation to said pawl, and a finger piece pivotally'mount'ed within said pawl releasing cam to project through said slot i'n said cover whereby the pawl may be released and the adjusting member shifted on said ratchet bar through said finger piece.

' 3. A- temporary binder compr sing covers and binding strips, one cover being chambered and having a longitudinal slot in its inner wall, a: ratchet bar arranged within saidchamber, an adjusting member'to which saidbinding strips are connected slidably mounted=on said ratchet bar, a spring-actuated pawlon' said adjusting member coacting with said ratchet bar, a chambered pawlrelea'sing cam rotatably mounted on'said adj'usting member incoacting relation to said pawl, and a finger piece on said pawl-releasing cam projecting through said slot in said cover wherebythe pawl may be released and the adjusting member shifted 'on said ratchet Y 4; A temporary binder comprising covers ber may bemanipulated.

and connecting binding strips, of aratchet bar'carried by one of the covers, an adjusting member for said binding strips slidably mounted on said'ratchet bar, a spring actuated pawl on said adjusting member coacting with said ratchet bar,.iand a pawl-releasing member rotatably" mounted on said adjusting member and provided with a collapsible finger niece whereby saidreleasing member may be adjusted for engaging or holding the pawl in released position and said adjusting mem- 5, A temporary binder comprising covers and connecting binding strips, of a ratchet bar carried by one of the covers, an adjusting member for" said binding strips slidably mounted on said'ratchet bar, a spring-actuated pawl on said adjusting member coacting with said ratchet bar, and a pawl-releasing member mounted on said adjusting member and provided with a finger piece whereby saidreleasing member may be adjusted for engaging or holding the pawl in released position and said adjusting member may be manipulated.

6. In a temporary binder, the combination of covers, an adjusting mechanism comprising a ratchet bar carried by one oft-he covers, an adjusting member mounted on said ratchet bar, a pawl on said adjusting member 'coacting with said ratchet bar, and, a releasing member" for saidpawl provided with a collapsible finger piece adapted for the manipulation of the releasing member and said adjusting member.

7. In a temporary binder, the combination of covers, an adjusting mechanism comprising'a ratchet bar carried by one of the covers, an adjusting member mounted on said ratchet bar, a pawl on said adjusting member coacting with said ratchet bar, and a releasing'member for said pawlprovided with afinger piece adapted for the manipulation of the releasing member and said adjusting member;

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

LEON L. ALLYN. WILLIAM POOL. 

